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<p>Created page with &quot;== Make the Switch to single-switch mode == Step 1. Make sure you have the latest software version installed. Step 2. Install a gateway license. Step 3. Set the system profi...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Make the Switch to single-switch mode ==<br /> Step 1. Make sure you have the latest software version installed. <br /> Step 2. Install a gateway license. <br /> Step 3. Set the system profile to be “vpi-single-switch”.<br /> Step 4. Use the port type force command to change the disabled ports from Ethernet to InfiniBand.<br /> This step may take several minutes. Rev 1.2<br /> &lt;syntaxhighlight&gt;<br /> switch (config)# license install &lt;license&gt; <br /> switch (config)# system profile vpi-single-switch ...<br /> switch (config)# port 1/9-1/36 type infiniband force <br /> switch (config)# show ports type Ethernet: 1/1, 1/2, … 1/8 Infiniband: 1/9, 1/10 … 1/36 <br /> switch (config) #<br /> &lt;/syntaxhighlight&gt;<br /> <br /> == Configure Gateway ==<br /> * disabling IP routing, IGMP snooping and Infiniband SM<br /> &lt;syntaxhighlight&gt;<br /> switch (config)# no ip routing<br /> switch (config)# no ip igmp snooping<br /> switch (config)# no ib sm<br /> &lt;/syntaxhighlight&gt;<br /> * configuring Proxy-ARP<br /> &lt;syntaxhighlight&gt;<br /> switch (config)# ip proxy-arp <br /> switch (config)# show ip proxy-arp <br /> Proxy-app: enabled <br /> switch (config)#<br /> switch (config)# interface proxy-arp 1<br /> switch (config interface proxy-arp 1)#<br /> switch (config interface proxy-arp 1)# ip address 10.10.10.10 <br /> switch (config interface proxy-arp 1)# ip netmask /24<br /> switch (config)# vlan 10<br /> switch (config interface proxy-arp 1)# ip vlan 10<br /> switch (config interface proxy-arp 1)# ip pkey 0x7fff<br /> switch (config interface proxy-arp 1)# no shutdown<br /> switch (config interface ethernet 1/1)# switchport access vlan 10<br /> switch (config interface proxy-arp 1)# ip route default 10.10.10.254<br /> &lt;/syntaxhighlight&gt;</div>

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